cowbane

English

Etymology

cow +‎ bane

Noun

cowbane (usually uncountable, plural cowbanes)

Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
Cicuta virosa, the name species of this genus.

Synonyms

(plant in Cicuta): water hemlock, poison parsnip
(Cicuta virosa): northern water hemlock

Translations

plant of the genus Cicuta

Czech: rozpuk jízlivý m
Danish: gifttyde c
Dutch: waterscheerling (nl)
Finnish: keiso (fi)
French: ciguë aquatique f
German: Wasserschierling m
Japanese: ドクゼリ (dokuzeri)

Polish: szalej (pl) m
Romanian: cucută-de-apă (ro) f
Russian: вёх (ru) m (vjox), цику́та (ru) f (cikúta)
Swedish: sprängört (sv) c
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Westrobothnian: springsrot f

Cicuta virosa

Finnish: myrkkykeiso (fi)
Russian: вёх ядови́тый m (vjóx jadovítyj)

Shuswap: aynícw

References

OED 2nd edition 1989

Further reading

cowbane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cicuta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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